The Phantom Tollbooth Chapters 1 & 2 (Word Play)

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What are homophones?

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Two or more words that SOUND the same but have different spelling and meanings.

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What is wordplay?

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A literary technique that involves the clever and witty use of words to create humor or a double meaning.

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What is Milo's first stop in The Lands Beyond after entering the tollbooth?

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Expectations.

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What does the word 'Doldrums' mean based on its description in The Phantom Tollbooth?

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A boring, gloomy place, or state of mind, in which nothing happens.

Front

What is an idiom?

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A phrase that means something different from the literal meaning of its individual words.

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What is a homograph?

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Two or more words that are SPELLED the same but have different meanings.

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Give an example of a homophone.

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'Flour' and 'flower'.

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What does the phrase 'It's raining cats and dogs' mean?

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It means that it is raining very heavily.

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What is the purpose of using wordplay in literature?

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To create humor, engage readers, and add depth to the text.

Front

What is a metaphor?

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.